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muddywhitechicken

Well done on the weight loss FS :T

The butternut macaroni cheese looks delicious; however, I fear that I would eat 2 portions and gain the weight back that I've lost this week :rotfl:

A recipe to remember for the autumn though when I'm a skinny minny and we have guests!

Fortune_Smiles

muddywhitechicken wrote: »

Well done on the weight loss FS :T

The butternut macaroni cheese looks delicious; however, I fear that I would eat 2 portions and gain the weight back that I've lost this week :rotfl:

A recipe to remember for the autumn though when I'm a skinny minny and we have guests!

It's not the most slimming recipe I do at 632 calories a portion. However, a portion is quite substantial so I don't think you'd be able to eat 2 :rotfl:


I use a teaspoon of wholegrain mustard instead of mustard powder to give it a bit more bite.


Fortune x

Karmacat

Fortune_Smiles wrote: »

Sorry Karma, the cat portrait is a surprise present for someone so I won't be able to post anything until its completed. Don't want to risk them stumbling across it on the net and they should be the first person to see it really.

I am taking work in progress pictures though so I promise to post them all on the Bee Garden Art FB page once complete.

Thats very kind on all counts, thank you :beer:
Interesting about the mustard, by the way - I'm thinking about ways to use stored spices, oils and vinegars to provice quick flavouring for standard foods.

Fortune_Smiles

Karmacat wrote: »

Thats very kind on all counts, thank you :beer:
Interesting about the mustard, by the way - I'm thinking about ways to use stored spices, oils and vinegars to provice quick flavouring for standard foods.

I fancy having a go at Chilli Oil and Lemon Oil Karma. I bought some once and they were brilliant for adding quick flavour to a dish. If a recipe started with frying of onions and garlic I'd do this with the flavoured oils. Can't be that hard to make them.


Fortune x

Fortune_Smiles

I've had a good, productive day today:

• went to Step class for the first time since November :eek: Kept things low impact and managed to survive - just
• stayed on after for coffee with the girls - £2
• put £3 in the pot for a birthday present for the instructor
• leftover Butternut Squash Macaroni Cheese for lunch
• a couple of hours painting - the cat has eyes and a nose now
• caught up on the ironing whilst catching up with my favourite TV dramas
• Gnocchi with Courgette, Mascarpone & Spring Onions for supper.

Glad to have a busy week this week as Mr F is away for work again That meant an early get up this morning so I'll be off to Bedfordshire pretty soon - yaaaawn.


Night, night


Fortune x

Karmacat

I'm definitely going to be growing lots of my own basil this year. I want to make pesto with it, eke it out with lemon balm and wild nettles, good king henry, anything thats flavoursome and around here, basically

Sleep well

Skint_but_Optimistic

How come I read your page and I am hungry! Hope all is well with you and yours fortune I would love a portrait of my doggies. They are so beautiful! Do you do doggies as well as cats and cars?

Fortune_Smiles

Karmacat wrote: »

I'm definitely going to be growing lots of my own basil this year. I want to make pesto with it, eke it out with lemon balm and wild nettles, good king henry, anything thats flavoursome and around here, basically

Sleep well

That sounds lush Karma.

Skint_but_Optimistic wrote: »

How come I read your page and I am hungry! Hope all is well with you and yours fortune I would love a portrait of my doggies. They are so beautiful! Do you do doggies as well as cats and cars?

All's well this end SBO - hope the same is true for you. I've not done any doggies yet but I'll give anything a try. Probably should see how the cat turns out first though :rotfl:


Fortune x

Fortune_Smiles

My Landy passed her MOT today :T Phew! I'm never really very worried about MOTs TBH, Mr F does a grand job of looking after the trucks.

More loaves and lilies this week:

• went into the market town yesterday and got a few chores done
• met some girly friends for coffee. Friend paid
• had a mooch around the shops and went for lunch with them. Used my new, free 2 month Tastecard (thanks MSE) to get a free meal for the friend who'd paid for the coffees. £15 spent from personal spends
• was so full from lunch I didn't need any supper
• had the last portion of Butternut Squash Macaroni Cheese for lunch
• today's MOT was £45. I had a coffee in the local pub while I waited - £1.95
• Red Lentil & Chorizo Soup for supper

No painting today as the light was awful. It looks like we might get a couple of clear days soon though so I'll be able to get back to it then.


Happy hump day all.


Fortune x

Fortune_Smiles

The silver lining of Mr F being away so much is that we save money There's less food to buy and, at the weekend, he just wants to chill at home. We haven't even spent a quarter of this month's entertainment budget :j

It's been a busy few days:

• met up with some friends on Thursday for a catch up. Took some potted hyacinths for the host - £5
• Step class on Friday and an afternoon's painting
• made The River Caf!s Winter Minestrone for lunches this weekend. I used beetroot greens instead of swiss chard and green cabbage instead of cavolo nero as that's what came in the veg box this week. Very healthy :A
• made Mushroom Risotto for suppers
• lots of progress on the cat painting.

So a lovely relaxing weekend. We spent the evenings snuggled up in front of the log burner, drinking red wine and catching up on my Christmas DVDs. Bliss.


Hope your weekend was fab


Fortune x